Staff

Hugh McCutcheon - Camp Director

Hugh McCutcheon completed his tenth season at the helm of Golden Gopher Volleyball program in 2021. Named the 2015 AVCA National Coach of the Year and 2015/2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year, McCutcheon continues building Minnesota into a perennial powerhouse. Since arriving on campus in 2012, McCutcheon has led the Gophers to three NCAA Final Fours, two Big Ten Championships, nine Sweet 16 finishes and five Elite Eight appearances in his 10 years. he holds a 254-64 (.800) collegiate coaching record following the 2021 season.

Minnesota made its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance during the 2021 season. The Gophers (22-9, 15-5 Big Ten) navigated a tremendously difficult schedule, playing a nation-high 17 ranked matches in their 29 total contests. Minnesota won nine of those matches, including four top-10 ranked wins. The Gophers came into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 12 seed and advanced to their fifth NCAA Regional Final under coach McCutcheon after defeating No. 5 Baylor in five sets. Minnesota would fall to eventual national champion Wisconsin in the Elite Eight to end the season.

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At a Glance:

Seven-straight NCAA Sweet 16-or-better tournament finishes
Nine NCAA Tournament selections
2015, 2016 and 2019 NCAA Final Four appearances
2015 and 2018 Big Ten Champions
Nine Sweet 16's and Five Elite Eight's in 10 seasons at Minnesota
Five Big Ten Players of the Year (five of last seven have been Gophers)
One AVCA/ESPNw National Player of the Year (Sarah Wilhite, 2016)
35 All-Big Ten selections
26 All-America honors (12 first team)

Matt Houk - Lead Coach

Matt Houk completed his seventh season season with Golden Gopher volleyball and third as an associate head coach in 2021. Houk came to Minnesota after a six-tenure as the head coach at the University of South Dakota.

Houk began his Minnesota tenure in March of 2014. Since his arrival at Minnesota, Houk assisted Gopher coach Hugh McCutcheon to the 2015 and 2018 Big Ten championship and back-to-back Final Four berths. Coaching primarily the setters and defensive specialists, Houk worked with Samantha Seliger-Swenson for four seasons. She went on to become the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year, a four-time All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2018. In just her sophomore season, Seliger-Swenson became the Big Ten Setter of the Year and a First Team All-American. On the defensive side, the Gophers improved from 13.66 digs per set in 2014, to 15.50 per set in 2015.

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